European Software Testing Summit 2017

European Software Testing Summit 2017

21^st Nov, 2017, London

Attended the European Software Testing Summit held in London yesterday. The sessions and Roundtable discussions were very interactive and informative.

TESTING THE FUTURE

By Paul Boca, Technical Test Lead, BJSS

This was the first session of the day. It covered where the Industry is headed, how the test roles are evolving etc. The session was informative and very interactive.

Q&A with judging panel on technology trends in 2017

Roundtable:
Testing in the Cloud

Roundtable:
Testing in an Agile Environment

Big B - You disappoint me

Since I was 12 or 13 years old, I have had 2 heroes, Imran Khan (the cricketer) and Amitabh Bachchan.
I idolised these 2 not just because both of them reached the pinnacle in their profession through the dint of hard work, but because they also had other outstanding qualities as human beings.

They continued to be my heroes for the last 30 years.

But of late I am realizing that Amitabh Bachchan is too much of a 'no risk' guy. He never takes a stand on anything, especially if it can go against the establishment or if there is a danger of becoming unpopular.

I know that he has always been that sort of person and he himself admits it, but then given his position he plays too safe.

In the current controversy surrounding the movie 'Padmavati', he hasn't uttered a word and I am sure he will not. Even if it directly concerns his own field and his own co-starts.

I am now convinced that one of the essential qualities of a 'man of substance' is the ability to stand up for the things he or she believes in. Big B has hardly ever displayed this trait especially where there is a risk of becoming unpopular.

Ali Rizvi's Post from FB

By Ali Rizvi, on Facebook

Ali Rizvi

13 hrs · 

Dear people-who-vote-for-illiterate-thugs,

Let us come to an understanding.

Let me, a Muslim, hereby declare and admit that I and people of my community have been adequately humiliated and rendered irrelevant as far as Indian politics is concerned. We're the most definitive outcasts in New India, a people who silently implore opposition parties to not speak in our favour, for it brings us greater alienation. We've begun to repent for the sins of people long dead, from Mughals to Early Man, and even those living but unconnected to us-- like Hardik, Alpesh and Jignesh (or 'HAJ', as a recent poster told us).

This is your moment in history. Mullas have been shown their place, and men wearing saffron robes or khaki knickers rule the country. Hopefully, your ancestors are avenged and your lost pride is restored. Hopefully, the squealing of Akhlaq, Pehlu Khan and Junaid has soothed your ears and balmed your hurt soul. Remember the disappointment on the faces of Muslims, who, despite all their strategising, failed to stop your cowherd-with-a-penchant-for-necrophilia? You have so much to cherish for a long time.

So the next time you step out to vote, feel free to vote for the future of your children. Please don't feel the compulsion to vote for illiterate thugs just so that you can defeat the Muslims. We've already been defeated. Thanks.

Mughal-e-Azam

Watched the epic movie Mughal-e-Azam 2 days back. It was the colour version. Surprising I had never watched this movie completely. I had seen it in parts.

The movie is truly spellbinding even now.
I am also fascinated by the director K Asif who took 14 years to make his dream come true. In his career spanning 25 years he made only 2 movies. One of his films was released posthumously.